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I can't believe there are no other replies or advice on buying a used outback Would I be better contacting another group ? Thanks all

Oh.. thats not a good start ! What year / model outback is a good one ?

I currently have a 2005 1.9pd 100 Passat estate. Brilliant engine, great boot but a bit dated and rusting... I was thinking of something either instead of or aswell as ( the car only cost me £1200 ) We will be mainly taking dogs on local walks but a few times a year, fully laden, down to Cornwall etc We will only do about 5k miles a year in it as it's a 2nd car..not worried really about tax or insurance With a budget of under £4k could I pick up a decent 2.0D..., are they reliable and what about manual Vs auto Thanks Peter (Cheshire , UK) P.s. just read the what car review on a 2009-2014 and they think its not good..only 2 stars

Looking for a used suv/mpv/estate for under £3k. its a 2nd car, and the boot must be big enough for my 2 alsations I am guessing we will do about 6,000 miles a year will be mainly driving locally and maybe within an hour of home. We had considered VW Sharan,VW Touran,Mazda5 and Ford S-Max but then someone said why not look at a Forester I hadnt really considered it as I thought it would be expensive to maintain Do you think I could find a decent Forester for our budget ?... dont need a turbo or anything just a solid reliable motor which doesnt have terminal chassis rust etc cheers Peter ( Cheshire )

Hi I have seen two cars A 2008 Forester xs petrol auto fsh, 12 months mot, 104k miles, cambelt changed at 94k. From a garage 3 months warranty. Asking £3795 A 2009 RAV4 5dr 2.0 XT petrol, fsh,12 months mot, 149k.miles. private sale asking £3600 I will drive around 5k miles a year. Mainly 3 sometimes 4 adults. 3 dogs(2 in boot- Rottweiler and Labrador) I'm really stuck. The RAV4 parts will be readily available and I know the engines go on forever but can rust. I've heard Subaru parts are expensive Advice would be great..thanks Peter Cheshire